2014 Little League Canadian Championship To All: District Administrators League Presidents Participating Teams 1 INFORMATION PACKAGE August 1st – August 10th Roland-Boyer Stadium Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Hosted by Quebec District 2 Little League http://www.championnatlittleleague2014.com/ FACEBOOK NAME : Championnat Canadien de la Petite Ligue 2014 - Valleyfield 2014 TWITTER NAME: Championnat2014 Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Teams Arrival in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield All teams arriving by plane Your plane should land at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Wednesday, July 30th. - Atlantic to arrive on at 9:47am - BC to arrive at 4:15pm - Ontario to arrive on at 6:15pm -Alberta to arrive on at 6:39pm - Prairies to arrive on at 8:44pm See complete schedule on the following page. The committee will provide transportation by bus from and to the Montreal Airport. Upon arrival at the Hotel and for the length of the stay, the Committee will provide a Complimentary Car to each team. The “person in charge” will have to provide drivers permit and insurance proof, and sign your Endorsement #27 and a major credit card receipt. There is ample free parking available at your Host Hotel. Quebec team arriving by bus or by car You team will also be expected at Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield. PLEASE notify ASAP JeanFrançois Julien, DA at [email protected] to make sure that the Committee is aware of the moment of arrival. Upon arrival at the Hotel and for the length of the stay, the Committee will provide a Complimentary Car to your team. The “person in charge” will have to provide drivers permit and insurance proof, and sign your Endorsement #27 and a major credit card receipt. There is ample free parking available at your Host Hotel. Visitors arriving by car There is ample free parking available at your Host Hotel, for their occupants and customers. The Stadium is within 8 minutes walking distance from the Hotel, but you can also find parking in the streets nearby the Stadium. Car Rental Information All major car rental companies are in Montreal & have airport & city locations. Here is a list of some of the companies: Budget, Enterprise, Discount, National. You can also go to the following website for ease of booking a rental car from the Montreal Trudeau International Airport at: http://www.rentalcars.com/us/airport/ca/yul/?affiliateCode=google&cor=ca&label=yulZMln*EqG_ysJXeop9B*yDgS14121439102&ws=&gclid=CMi-k6CSjr8CFYU7MgodFSsAjg There is ample free parking available at your Host Hotel. Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 2 2014 Little League Canadian Championship TRAVEL SCHEDULE - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL Valleyfield, QC (August 1-10, 2014) BC Team WJ 482 30-Jul WJ 697 11-Aug WJ 697 11-Aug Alberta Team WJ 218 30-Jul WJ 589 11-Aug WJ 667 11-Aug Saskatchewan Team WJ 370 30-Jul WJ 596 30-Jul WJ 591 11-Aug WJ 369 11-Aug Ontario Team AC 7764 30-Jul AC 420 30-Jul TBD 11-Aug TBD 11-Aug Atlantic Team AC 8803 30-Jul AC 8781 30-Jul 11-Aug AC 664 AC 8812 11-Aug Canadian Champion 11-Aug TBD 25-Aug 26-Aug Vancouver Montreal Winnipeg Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver Calgary Montreal Toronto Montreal Toronto Calgary Regina Toronto Montreal Toronto Toronto Montreal Toronto Regina Windsor Toronto Montreal TBD Toronto Montreal Toronto TBD Sydney Halifax Montreal Halifax Halifax Montreal Halifax Sydney Depart 08h35 14h15 17h05 Depart 12h40 14h00 17h00 Depart 12h30 19h30 16h00 19h20 Depart 15h00 17h00 16h00 TBD Depart 06h00 09h15 14h45 18h15 Arrive 16h15 16h13 18h05 Arrive 18h39 15h18 19h14 Arrive 17h19 20h44 17h18 20h39 Arrive 16h04 18h15 17h18 TBD Arrive 06h55 09h47 17h16 19h07 Depart Arrive Winning team will bus from Valleyfield to Williamsport. The team will bus to Toronto and attend the Blue Jays game. Toronto TBD TBD TBD Info. As of June 25th 2014 Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 3 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Tournament Headquarters Tournament headquarters will be in the Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield, located at 40, avenue du Centenaire, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Québec) J6S 3L6 / (450) 373-1990. http://www.plazavalleyfield.com/en/home MAP https://www.google.ca/maps/place/H%C3%B4tel+Plaza+Valleyfield/@45.258822,74.128968,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x37d3d2cf008122e For questions & inquiries regarding the host hotel please contact Johanne Lussier, « Directrice de la réception », at [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ There will be a Tourist Information area at the Hotel front desk and also an Information area at the Roland-Boyer Stadium during the Tournament. For questions & inquiries regarding tourist information, please contact Bureau d’information touristique du Sûroit at http://www.tourismesuroit.com/en ___________________________________________________________________ There will be a fully equipped Broadcast and Newsroom near the Stadium during the Tournament. All press meetings will take place at Edifice Jean-H. Besner, a building adjacent to Roland-Boyer Stadium For questions & inquiries regarding all press and media relations, please contact Gaston Morand, responsible for communications at [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________ Games and operations headquarters are located at Roland-Boyer Stadium and Édifice Jean-H. Besner, located in Downtown Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, within 8 minutes walking distance from the Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield. MAP https://plus.google.com/100594373814508359491/about?gl=ca&hl=fr For questions & inquiries regarding Games and Operations and Facility, please contact JeanFrançois Julien, DA at [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________ Little League Baseball Canada and Petite Ligue Québec will have their headquarters at the Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield (rooms to be determined). Dispute resolution process or urgent officials meetings will occur: - between 11:00am and 8:00pm, at Edifice Jean-H. Besner, a building adjacent to Roland-Boyer Stadium - between 9:00pm and 10:00am, at the Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield (room to be determined). Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 4 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Tournament Itinerary General Information about the Tournament: HOST FAMILIES Players from the six Little League regions will arrive in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on Wednesday July 30th and, in keeping with Little League tradition, they will be welcomed by District #2 Officers and Members of the Hosting Team. The plan is to have the players billeted with host families in the nearby area of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. For your reservations regarding host families, please contact [email protected] If a League wishes not to have their players billeted with host families, PLEASE notify ASAP the person in charge, Mrs Chantal Rochefort, so that she can cancel commitments with these families. For questions & inquiries regarding host families, please contact [email protected]. General Information about the Tournament: VISITORS AT THE HOTEL Hotel Information for Parents/family/Fans: The Tournament Committee has blocked a limited number of rooms for parents/family/fans at the Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield, located at 40, avenue du Centenaire, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (QC) J6S 3L6 / Front Desk : (450) 373-1990. http://www.plazavalleyfield.com/en/home This block of rooms is under the name : «Grand public-Championnat canadien Petites Ligues de baseball», and must be reserved directly and guaranteed by a “major credit card number”. MAP https://www.google.ca/maps/place/H%C3%B4tel+Plaza+Valleyfield/@45.258822,74.128968,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x37d3d2cf008122e Price List: ROOM Executive Superior Classic SINGLE OCCUPANCY $139 $132 $129 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY 139$ $132 $129 UP TO 3RD AND 4TH OCCUPANT No charge No charge No charge Prices are net, no commission, applicable per room, per night and subject to availability. Taxes are applicable. For questions & inquiries regarding our host hotel, please contact Johanne Lussier, « Directrice de la réception », at [email protected], or a member of her team at the Front Desk Phone: 1.877-882-8818 or 1.450-373-1990. Thursday July 30th will be “Media Day”, Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 5 2014 Little League Canadian Championship The Championship Tournament will begin on Friday August 1st and will conclude with the Championship Final on Sunday August 10th. The tournament will consist of seven (7) teams: - six (6) teams from the six Little League divisions in Canada. These six divisions are from British Columbia, Alberta, the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic Region. - plus the host team to come from the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield area. For questions & inquiries regarding Games and Operations and Facility, please contact JeanFrançois Julien, DA at [email protected] Salaberry-de-Valleyfield last hosted its previous Canadian Championship in a very successful tournament held in 1999. In that tournament, a team from Valleyfield made it all the way to the Championship final, but saw Gordon Head (Victoria BC) winning its 1st Canadian Championship. - Roland-Boyer Stadium All official games are to be played (unless otherwise stated) at Roland-Boyer Stadium. MAP https://plus.google.com/100594373814508359491/about?gl=ca&hl=fr Roland-Boyer Stadium meets the requirements for Little League baseball, with a natural grass diamond and a field area at 200ft. The stadium will have a seating capacity of over 1000, with standing crowds of over 4000, to spread out over the hill beside the 1st base, on a daily basis. The facility will have food vendors; the “Marché Tradition” canteen, different souvenir shops and a fully equipped Broadcast and Newsroom located at Edifice Jean-H. Besner, a building adjacent to RolandBoyer Stadium. Entrance to the Roland-Boyer Stadium will be free of charge at all time. However, there will be loonies collections and fifty/fifty sales at each game, to help the Committee with the costs of running this Canadian Tournament. Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 6 2014 Little League Canadian Championship - Practice Diamonds and Schedule We will allocate practice time at two (2) different diamonds. Time slots will be allocated based on request. You can already reserve your practice period on the diamond of your choice, for August 1st to August 7th. Practice periods for August 8th, 9th and 10th will be allocated, starting August 7th. For reservations, questions & inquiries, please contact [email protected] 7 https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Parc+Lionel-Groulx/@45.244403,74.13877,3a,75y,54.28h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sufj_JBaGLYu6hhxpL2L1Qw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0 x0:0x70fd3688e322ea5b!6m1!1e1 - Lionel-Groulx Baseball Diamond. MAP https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Parc+Lionel-Groulx/@45.2443897,74.1359169,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x70fd3688e322ea5b - St.Joseph Baseball Diamond. MAP https://plus.google.com/104990625758854541175/about?gl=ca&hl=fr Additional Remarks Assuming no rain, the games will be played at the times stated. If we encounter rain delays, or if there is a threat of rain, the schedule may be adjusted to allow for the completion of all games. In the worse case scenario, delayed games could be played on Friday, August 8th Tie Breakers Should there be a tie after round-robin play, our Committee will use the Canadian Tournament Policy, which is to "use the one in the official Little League rule book". Tie Breaker rules are covered in the 2014 Baseball Regulations and Playing Rules book. Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Itinerary / outside of Official Game Schedule The following is a schedule of events for the 2014 Canadian Little League Championship outside of the Official Game Schedule DATE Wednesday, July 30th TIME 2:00pm – 9:00pm EVENT Team Arrivals Thursday, July 31th 7:00am Coaches Meeting 9:00am – Atlantic 10:15am - B-C 11:30am - Ontario 12:45pm - Alberta 2:00pm – Prairies 3:15pm - Valleyfield 4:30pm - Quebec Practice session for each team, each followed by Press Meeting in our nearby Newsroom 5:30pm Skills Competition LOCATION Hôtel Plaza-Valleyfield / Host families Hôtel Plaza-Valleyfield, Room “Suite des Régates” 8 Roland-Boyer Stadium & Edifice Jean-H. Besner Roland-Boyer Stadium involving our Own Dodgers 6:30pm Saturday, August 2nd 2:30pm 5:00pm until 7:00pm Friday, August 8th 9:00am – noon 5:30pm – 8:30pm Sunday, Aug. 10th 11:00am 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm Monday, August 11th Welcoming Dinner for all Players and Coaches Official Opening Ceremonies “Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners” by invitation only Annual General Meeting The Cantine “Marché Tradition” in the Park” Roland-Boyer Stadium Players, Coaches & Parents Banquet Challenger Game Drummondville vs Suroit Stars Championship Final Official Closing Ceremonies “Volunteer Party” by invitation only Team Departures Baie-Saint-François High School Roland-Boyer Stadium Edifice Jean-H. Besner Hotel Plaze-Valleyfield Edifice Jean-H. Besner Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Details regarding previous information… Wednesday, July 30th Team Arrival The organizing committee will receive/host teams at the Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield. Host families will be there to take charge of young players. Coaches’ meeting will take place at our host hotel the following morning Wednesday, July 30th Team Jersey Under our agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays, teams must provide all their team jerseys on arrival at the Hotel Plaza on Wednesday (or earlier), to allow stitching of “Jays Logo” during the night. Team jerseys will be brought back to the Hotel at 7:00am or earlier on Thursday morning. Teams must also provide on arrival a complete list (see table to complete on last page) with players, manager, and coaches names and numbers. Thursday, July 31st Coaches Meeting At the host hotel, Hotel Plaza-Valleyfield, Room “Suite des Régates”, from 7:00am to 8:30am. Thursday, July 31st Teams and Individual Photo Shoot Photo Shoot will take 20 to 30 minutes, including a Team Photo and individual Action Shots, to be held close to Roland-Boyer Stadium, starting at 8:30am and until 1:30pm. All teams are to report in UNIFORM and on time to the Stadium. Unless otherwise stated and according to your practice session, the suggested order of your Photo Shoot is: Thursday, July 31st 8:30am - Atlantic 9:00am – B-C 11:00am - Ontario 11:30am -Alberta 12:00pm – Prairies 12:30pm - Valleyfield 1:00pm – Quebec Skills Competition Involving players of our own Valleyfield Dodgers (2013 Senior Baseball Champions). Skills Competition will take place between 5:30pm and 6:30pm, and will include: - Home run Competition - Run around the bases in the fastest time - Relay the ball between the 9 players, and back to pitcher in the fastest time Friday, August 1st Beginning of Tournament Games begin with 7 teams / round robin format. All games are scheduled at noon, 3:00pm and 6:00pm A random drawing, done during a Press Meeting on April 23rd, identified the BYES who are: Friday, August 1st - Quebec Saturday, August 2nd - Ontario Sunday, August 3rd - Prairies Monday, August 4th - Atlantic Tuesday, August 5th - Alberta Wednesday, August 6th - BC Thursday, August 7th – Valleyfield Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 9 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Saturday, August 2nd Opening Ceremonies The opening ceremonies will begin at 2:30pm at Roland-Boyer Stadium, between Game #4 and Game #5. All teams are to report to the diamond in UNIFORM at 2:00pm. HIGHLIGHTS: The RCMP Cavalry and other surprises… Friday, August 8th Tournament Banquet The Player’s Banquet will be held at Baie-Saint-François High School, starting at 5:30pm and up to 8:30pm. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/%C3%89cole+de+la+Baie-SaintFran%C3%A7ois/@45.239861,-74.115471,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x7b23207bcf29af52 The Tournament Banquet is first and foremost for team members and coaches. The Tournament Committee will be supplying tickets for the teams as well as the coaching staff. However tickets will also be available for family members and guests to purchase. Ticket prices for family members and guests will be $20. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Dress casual - NO JEANS & NO SHORTS PLEASE! (dress pants/shirt/socks/shoes) HIGHLIGHT #1: Guest speaker Derek Aucoin, a former professional baseball player with the Montreal Expos and who is currently a baseball analyst on TVA-Sports Network.… HIGHLIGHT #2: Magician and humorist Martin Rozon, with a great reputation and popularity, to entertain with magic tricks and other gadgets for the fans of magic. For all questions & inquiries regarding the Tournament Banquet, please contact François Pigeon at [email protected] and Geneviève Lebrun at [email protected] Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 10 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Sunday, August 10th The Challenger Game In conjunction with the Canadian Little League Championships, Quebec District 2 will also be holding a game for its Challenger Division, which is designed for special needs athletes, both young and older, to be able to play and enjoy the game of baseball. By having the game on the same stage as the National Tournament, it is hoped that more special needs players will be exposed to the game, and to give these athletes an opportunity to enjoy the excitement of participating in an event at the Canadian Championships. The Drummondville Team will meet the Suroit Stars. We would like everyone to come and cheer on the inspirational players in this Challenge. Come join us and show your support! For more information, Danielle Sarrazin, Founder of Special Olympics Québec in the Suroit region, will gladly answer your questions at [email protected] Sunday, August 10th Closing Ceremonies The closing ceremonies will begin after the completion of the Championship game. All teams are to report on the diamond with their team jersey. HIGHLIGHTS: The RCMP Cavalry and other surprises… Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 11 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Itinerary / The Official Game Schedule The following is the Official Game Schedule for this 2014 Canadian Little League Championship Tournament Friday August 1st Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #1 #2 #3 C vz D - Ontario vs Atlantic B vs E - Alberta vs BC A vs F - Prairies vs Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Noon 2:30pm 3:00pm 6:00pm #4 #5 #6 D vs B - Atlantic vs Alberta Opening Ceremonies F vs G - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield vs Québec E vs A - BC vs Prairies Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #7 #8 #9 D vs E - Atlantic vs BC C vs F - Ontario vs Salaberry-de-Valleyfield B vs G - Alberta vs Québec Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #10 #11 #12 E vs C - BC vs Ontario G vs A - Québec vs Prairies F vs B - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield vs Alberta Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #13 #14 #15 C vs A - Ontario vs Prairies D vs G - Atlantic vs Québec E vs F - BC vs Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #16 #17 #18 A vs B - Prairies vs Alberta G vs C - Québec vs Ontario F vs D - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield vs Atlantic BYE – HOST TEAM Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #19 #20 #21 G vs E - Québec vs BC A vs D - Prairies vs Atlantique B vs C - Alberta vs Ontario Friday August 8th if necessary Banquet Day 17h30 Saturday August 9th Noon 3:00pm 6:00pm #22 #23 #24 Consolation Semi-final : 5e vs 6e Semi-final A : 1er vs 4e Semi-final B : 2e vs 3e 11:00am 1:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm #25 #26 Défi Challenger Game : Drummondville vs Suroît Stars FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Closing Ceremonies WINNING TEAM to leave immediately, on its way to Williamsport PA BYE – QUEBEC Saturday August 2nd BYE - ONTARIO Sunday August 3rd BYE - PRAIRIES Monday August 4th BYE – ATLANTIC Tuesday August 5th BYE – ALBERTA Wednesday August 6th BYE - BC Thursday August 7th Semi-finals Day Sunday August 10th Championship Day Postponed Games / Rain Delays / Tie Breakers… Tournament Banquet Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 12 2014 Little League Canadian Championship 13 Your Contact List Tournament Director: Marc Faubert Cell phone: 450-370-8226 Email: [email protected] Tournament Project Manager: Valérie Boyer Office Phone: 450-371-5659 Email: contact [email protected] District 2 Administrator: Jean-François Julien Cell phone: 450-544-4223 Email: [email protected] Quebec Little League President: Marc St-Pierre Cell phone: (819) 797-2681 Email: [email protected] Canadian Region Coordinator: Wendy Thomson Phone: (613) 731-3301 Email: [email protected] GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS AND LETS HAVE FUN!!! Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 2014 Little League Canadian Championship Table to complete and bring to Valleyfield, for Printing Program Purpose Please PRINT clearly… TEAM NAME: __________________________________________________________ Number Manager: _________________ Name ___________________________________________________ Coach: ____________________ ___________________________________________________ Coach: ____________________ ___________________________________________________ Player Number: __________ Name: ________________________________ Birth Date: __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ __________ _____________________________ __________________ Signature: _______________________Date: ___________ Association du baseball amateur de Valleyfield ABAV – District 2 14
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